Across
- 2. system that breakdown and absorbs nutrients that are necessary for growth and maintenance
- 6. Released by your pancreas when blood sugar is high
- 7. Your surface blood vessels dilate, causing you to get flushed
- 8. Something that occurs with thought, consciously
- 10. Known as the 'sponge' and releases sugar into the blood when the blood sugar level is low
- 11. Controls the body's processes and homeostasis
- 13. Something that occurs naturally, without thought
- 15. Binds,supports and protects structures in the body. Most diverse and abundant type of tissue
- 16. Links the nervous system to the endocrine system, via the pituitary glands.
- 18. _____ are structures that secrete hormones
Down
- 1. Mechanism which enhances or amplifies a change in the system
- 2. Not having enough water inside your body
- 3. Maintenance of a stable, constant condition in the body despite changes in the external environment
- 4. The part your brain\hypothalamus plays during thermoregulation
- 5. a serious medical condition that occurs when your body temperature rises over 40*C
- 7. Your surface blood vessels constrict, so less blood is sent to your skin
- 9. System that releases electrical signals through the body that directs behaviour and movement
- 12. An organism that needs the environment to maintain its temperature
- 14. Mechanism which resists or regulates a change in the system
- 17. Muscle found in the frog's hind legs